Sunday, August 7, 2011

MARVIN J. RIEMER


NAME OF DECEASED: MARVIN J. RIEMER AGE: 70

ADDRESS: 321 E. County Highway A, Village of Stetsonville, WI 54480

PLACE, DATE & TIME OF DEATH: 1:15 AM Sunday, August 7 at Aspirus Wausau Hospital where he had been a patient for the past 5 days

TIME & PLACE OF FUNERAL: Memorial services will be held at 3:00 PM on Friday, August 12 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Stetsonville

OFFICIATING: Father Showreddy Gali and Father Sleeva Raju Madanu

PLACE OF BURIAL: Interment of his cremated remains will take place at Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Stetsonville

VISITATION AT: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Stetsonville from 12 Noon until the time of memorial services at 3:00 PM on Friday, August 12

DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH: March 24, 1941 at the township of Little Black

EDUCATION: Liberty elementary school, town of Little Black and was a 1959 graduate of Dorchester High School

MARRIAGE INFORMATION: June 15, 1963 at St. Louis Catholic Church, Dorchester to Pauline Ramminger

PRINCIPAL EVENTS IN LIFE: He owned and operated Riemer Builders in Stetsonville for 41 years until retirement in 2007. He was a firefighter with the Stetsonville Volunteer Fire Dept. for 40 years having served 17 of those years as the assistant Fire Chief. He served on the Stetsonville Village Board for 36 years. He enjoyed playing softball, horseshoes, baseball, their Chequamegon hunting shack, and most of all spending time with his family. He was an avid bowler and was known as “Marvelous Marv”.

MEMBER OF: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Stetsonville

SURVIVING SPOUSE: Pauline Riemer of Stetsonville

SURVIVING CHILDREN: Al (Julie) Riemer of Stetsonville, Paul (Julie) Riemer of Rochester, MN, Mark “Ed” Riemer of Stetsonville, Ann (Rodney “Goody”) Goodrich of Stetsonville

# OF GRANDCHILDREN: 8 – Brooke (Fiance’ Ryan Stevens), Cassie, Maggie, Lucas, Sophia, and Brady “Little Man” Riemer, Katelyn & Colten Ruppel

SURVIVING BROTHERS/SISTERS: 9 – Joyce (Eugene) Erickson of Jackson, WI, Karen (Otto “Jr.”) Olson of Medford, Richard Riemer of Fond du Lac, WI, Marjean (Steve) Zemaitis of Mesa, AZ, Rhonda (Mike) Handel of Medford, Kris (David) Tickler of Park Falls, John (Julie) Riemer of Osceola, WI, Phyllis (Bill) Schafer of Brodhead, WI, Larry (Pam) Riemer of River Falls, WI

PARENTS: Mother – Ruth (Ludwig) Riemer of Medford

DECEASED FATHER: Norman Riemer

URNBEARERS: Sons – Al, Paul & Mark Riemer

OTHER INFORMATION: In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials go to either the Stetsonville Volunteer Fire Department or be given to the family for a future designation
-For online condolences, please visit hemerfuneralservice.com